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Nanosolar starts shipping its first thin-film panels
December 18, 2007 - by David Ehrlich, Cleantech Group
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San Jose, Calif.-based Nanosolar said today it started shipping its first thin-film solar panels, making it the first company to make it to market with copper indium gallium selenide, or CIGS, solar products.
Nanosolar said its printed solar cells are going toward a solar power plant in Germany that will have an initial size of 1 megawatt, enough to power 400 homes.
The company is working with Kolitzheim, Germany-based solar integrator Beck Energy on the project, which Nanosolar said is located on a former landfill owned by one of the largest waste management companies in eastern Germany.
"This is the first time that a solar electricity cell and panel has been designed entirely and specifically for utility-scale power generation," said Martin Roscheisen, CEO of Nanosolar.
"It will set the standard for green power generation at utility scale."
Roscheisen said the company, founded in 2002, received its first product revenue with this deal.
The project will use Nanosolar's Utility Panel in combination with systems technology and services from Beck Energy.
"The unique design and system economics of the Nanosolar Utility Panel are instrumental in enabling us to drive the cost efficiency of solar electricity systems," said Bernhard Beck, CEO of Beck Energy.
"Every town and city should have its own solar farm in the future."
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CIGS
Submitted on August 10th, 2008 by Christopher Hurrell (not verified)How do i go about importing CIGS solar panels to South Africa?
We are in dire need of alternative energy and we want to facilitate the transition to green energy.
Best regards
Christopher Hurrell
Be Patient
Submitted on November 30th, 2008 by Unregistered user (not verified)Read the blog at http://www.nanosolar.com/blog3/
Their production is taken for at least the next year, and they are looking to ramp to high volume commodity manufacturing ASAP. (Think DRAMS, only cheaper)
Initial production is going to private power plants behind fences and under strict NDA agreements. They need to prove the technology, and protect their proprietary information. Not surprisingly, these intial installations are in Germany, because they have the best subsidies for this sort of technology.
Once they have the technology worked out to really scale this, they will train wholesalers and installers around the world.
Solar Energy is our best hope to stop global warming, but beware of subtle/sneaky push-back from traditional energy suppliers and distributors.
If you want to bring this to your neighborhood, the best thing you can do is lobby your government to encourage it (or at least get out of the way)
Example: The municpal power distributor (the folks who print your electric bill) should be independent of the transmission line operators and wholesale producers. If it's all the same company, one division will have zero interest in taking business away from the other.
How can I become a distributor?
Submitted on February 10th, 2009 by Elle Knudson (not verified)I am currently working for a construction company in Northern Spain and we are interested in becoming a distributor and installor of this technology. Are the distributors exclusive, and who can we contact to find out more information on this process?
Best Regards,
Elle Knudson
CIGS panels
Submitted on July 10th, 2009 by Dr. Robert Book (not verified)When you start marketing them here in the Republic of South Africa, you will make millions, some of it from me.
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